What is the stylus?

Stylus is a plastic device in the shape of a pen used to interact with a touch screen of a computer -related device. There is a wide range of types and materials, ranging from folded plastic, rubber and wood. The purpose of the stylus is to enable the user to interact with a computer device without using a human finger.

Stylus became more common thanks to the price of touch screen technology. In the mid -90s. The price for the transistor of the touch screen was disproportionately expensive. Due to the advances in technology, the transition from these materials to lower solutions, everything can now use the stylus from handkerchiefs to gaming devices. The stylus gained a wide acceptance in combination with touch screen technology. It was thickened to provide a similar feeling to writing a pen or pencil, but without any ink and advantageously entering data into a computer.

The true history of the stylus dates back to the ancient people of Mesopotamia. Different different materials, including reeds, bones, were used to create a styl (plural), metal and wood. They were used to writing in cuneIhorm, which impressed a clay tablet with a wedge or writing tools.

The use of stylus has increased rapidly when writing on clay tablets, skin and other materials required a detailed work that others could do. The linear nature of writing further encouraged their use as a practical tool for this purpose. They were still used until the mid -19th century.

At this stage, users proceeded from clay to wax tablets. These tablets were used for everything from student notes, account record and literary works. The stylus has also adapted over time, with one end for writing and the other end for erase.

Stylus is still used as a tool for writing because it can be used in a wide range of temperatures, requires no ink and has a very low level of friction. These features were popular for writing to smoked glass orfoil. They were also used with seismography and cruise records.